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usb-modeswitch is a tool used to control so-called USB 'flip-flop' devices with which it is possible to change their mode to whatever their function should be (e.g. a modem), even if they are at first recognised as a usb storage device.

I am new to Ubuntu - I just installed it yesterday and I have been having some problems.
I would very much like to use my USB Mobile Broadband modem to gain access to the internet so I can do things ...

I am using ubuntu 12.10.
I use a ZTE USB 3G Modem to connect to internet. I connect that modem through a driver software which was provided with the modem. This modem works fine. I can browse , use ...

I have an accounting software that runs on Windows and (as per the advice of the user support) Ubuntu. The software comes with a USB dongle which is required to run the software.
My problem is that ...

I've recently downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 and it seems great. I just can't get my Three Ireland mifi dongle to work at all. When I plug it in, it only recognizes it as a storage devise. Any ideas on how ...

I just upgraded my netbook from Ubuntu 11.xx to 12.04 and after that I could not use my Alcatel X215 3G modem any more.
With the former version of Ubuntu, I had installed the driver-tool package from ...

I have a dodo USB modem in which I had used perfectly fine in 11.10. When I first installed Ubuntu I plugged the USB modem in and it worked perfectly as is.
However, since the new update it will not ...

I'm relatively new to Ubuntu(installed 11.10 just 2 days ago).
The thing is that if I connect my zte mf691 modem via usb it shows up in connection manager. If I connect to the internet with the modem ...

I'm a new user of linux environment. I'm using ubuntu 11.10 and a MTS Mblaze USB modem. I have installed it correctly and it was working good at first but when I restarted my system then I was unable ...

'BIG' UPDATE
I reinstalled the package (as I and binW pointed out) and now it recognises the modem as a modem. I configured the network, but I can't connect (acording to the 'lights' the modem shows I ...

Anyone know how to configure usb_modeswitch? I have read the documentation and did not find it very useful.
I have the following device:
oshirowanen@laptop:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 19d2:0031 ...

Recently, I bought a 3G HSDPA modem from Cell C (South Africa). it is a ZTE MF190 capable of 7.2Mbps up and 5.76Mbps down.
So anyway i noticed usb_modeswitch does not support it. The details are as ...

Since at least Jaunty, I've tried to get my wife's 3G USB modem to work on Ubuntu, always with the same result - instant, complete system freeze.
I've tried installing`wvdial and usb-modeswitch, I've ...